
Assembly of Atomizer
1. With all of the parts clean of foreign material, put a smear of
anti-seize compound or similar lubricant on all mating surfaces
and on all threads.
2. Slide the retainer ring onto the fuel pipe.
3. Screw the fuel pipe into the oil tip and tighten securely.
4. Assemble the base and inlet ring onto the nose cone using the
provided cap screws. Tighten all cap screws securely and evenly.
The tangential inlet ring can provide either clockwise or
counterclockwise rotation to the steam. However, the steam’s
rotation direction (as viewed through the rear of the atomizer)
MUST match the rotation direction of the air flow through the
burner assembly’s vanes.
5. Install a new oil tip spacer (standard size of 0.030") on the oil tip,
and insert the tip into the atomizer base. Step 7 details what size
of spacers should be used to properly locate the oil tip.
6. Tighten the retainer ring securely, using the wrench flats on the
ring and on the base.
7. Check the relationship of the oil holes to the nose cone by
inserting the specified drill from Table 5.1 into the oil holes as
shown at left. The drill’s sides should JUST TOUCH the nose
cone’s lip. If you have trouble inserting the drill into the oil holes,
there are two probable causes:
a. if the drill cannot be inserted easily, then the oil tip is too far
back in the nose cone; a thinner spacer is needed so the oil
tip can come further forward, or
b. if there is an obvious space between the drill and the nose
cone lip, then the oil tip is too far forward; more spacers are
needed to move the tip further back.
Each atomizer assembly is provided with three spacers of nominal
thickness from 0.010" to 0.030"; the 0.030" spacer is the one
generally used on the assembly. Depending on your situation, any
one or combination of these spacers may be necessary to
correctly locate the oil jets.
8. Once the oil tip is correctly located, loosen the packing gland
at the outer end of the atomizing steam pipe. Insert the entire
atomizer assembly, including the fuel pipe, into the body and
atomizing steam pipe.
9. Screw the nose cone assembly into the body threads, being
careful not to get it cross-threaded. Tighten the assembly
securely with a spanner wrench.
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Eclipse Vortometric Burner v2.00, Installation Guide 248, 4/10/07